[Pollinator] Global Conference on Entomology 2011, Thailand

Wed Aug 11 10:06:42 PDT 2010

Dear Sir/Madam
Subject: GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ENTOMOLOGY, March 5-9, 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand: Website: www.entomology2011.com  
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The main objective of the Global Conference on Entomology is to showcase advances in entomological research and development in the insect world.  The skills and knowledge of entomologists are needed worldwide helping farmers to produce crops and livestock more efficiently through sound pest management strategies, fighting to save endangered species and fragile ecosystems, and preventing insects from spreading agents that cause serious diseases.

Insects provide a readily accessible resource for you to use in developing a better scientific understanding of the world around you. For more than 350 million years, insects have evolved and adapted to become the creatures we know today. Through the millennia, insects have become an essential part of every terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem. They are the most numerous and diverse form of life on Earth. About one million species are known, and it is estimated that 10 million are undiscovered. The study of insects helps us increase the bounty of the land and preserve its natural beauty. It also helps us understand how to protect lives and property from harmful insects. Food shortages still exist in many parts of the world. About 40 percent of the world’s food production is lost to insect pests each year. Sound entomological research and extension programs are at the forefront of the sciences involving these important problems. Although reducing vast insect-caused losses will not automatically solve the hunger problems - other economic and cultural factors are important too - entomology is a central part of the solution. Vast areas of the world are dominated by insects that transmit parasites that cause yellow fever, river blindness, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness. Malaria, plague, and tick-borne fevers are diseases of worldwide importance, and entomologists lead the way in research to combat these ailments. Entomologists are seeking new, less expensive ways to prevent these losses. 

The scheduled conference organized by the Century Foundation, Bangalore in association with other organizations will provide a scientific platform to exchange the information on the recent advances in entomological research and to bring together the International scientific community involved in the study of insects. 

Topics of the Conference
1. Ecology 
2. Nature protection, landscape management, insect conservation - in a changing environment
3. Agricultural entomology
4. Genetically modified organisms
5. Forest entomology 
6. Systematics, taxonomy and zoo-geography
7. Medical and veterinary entomology
8. Insect genetics (genomics, developmental genetics, population genetics, etc.) 
9. Neurobiology and toxicology 
10. Physiology, and behaviour
12. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)  
13. Parasitic Mites: Regional and world-wide issues
14. Advances in Apiculture                                                     
15. Cultural entomology 
16. Sensory ecology  (Pheromones) 
17. Soil entomology 
18. Drosophila genetics
19. Applied Research in Wolbachia

I take this opportunity to request you to kindly explore the possibility of sponsoring this very important event.  Also forward this information to the institutes / individuals engaged in entomological research. If any questions please feel free to contact me.

Yours  sincerely,

Dr. V. Sivaram
President – Global Conference on Entomology
Century Foundation
No. 1, Jagajyothi Layout, Behind VSS International School,
Mariyappanapalya, Bangalore – 560056, India
Phone: 91-80-22961315, Fax: 91-80-23181443
e.mail: sivaram900 at gmail.com ; vsivaram at aol.com
web: www.entomology2011.com 

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